[OspreyVic]

Like most humans, I have good days and bad days. Sometimes I feel GREAT and other times not so good. On this web site, it is hard to determine if the writer is having one of those not so good bad days.

Maybe, just maybe, we should all make a plus and minuses list about our plastic boats. On the plus side we could put not waxing, no gel coat to crack, etc. Then we could also list any negatives we have. On our 210, we have worked hard to remove or fix the items we had on the negative side (we realize that these are our personal opinions): We removed the factory installed and traditional OFF-1-BOTH-2 battery switch. We just do not like the way it works. We added a Blue Sea Systems 12 position with ground ATO/ATC fuse block. The factory installed fuse block is still in use, but not for our new electronics. For the two rear storage compartments, we added hatch support stainless steel springs to keep the hatches open for cleaning etc. We added a back support for the front of the center console. We have added or changed many other items in an effort to make the boat better for our use. Many of these we might have done to any other boat.

As I keep saying, in my opinion there is no such thing as a perfect boat. What may be just right for one person is not what the next person wants.

So when the negative side of the list gets to be so overwhelming, maybe its time to move to another boat or stop boating. If you do decide to get a new boat, keep the old list handy and start a new plus and minuses list for the new craft. You just might decide after a few years that the old boat was not as bad as you had thought.